Austin Reaves Discussion: Overachiever Who Underachieved

Meh. AR does just fine with Hayes, Vando and other non shooting folks.

AD is a good enough offensive player particularly on the lob and the glass opens up space in a different but an equally effective way. It's why Luka for years did great with a non shooting. Center.

A few things happened he has definitely added some high level off the dribble moves such as the step back and side step 3 which was not part of his game till this year and he got handed the car keys once Dlo got traded.

Frustrating thing is we kind of saw this last year against Denver. AR just started killing Denver once the offense was AR and Lebron pnr together but the Lakers didn't spam it till it was too late. That Game 5 still pisses me off

 

As I posted on page #2 of the Luka thread

Luka #1 Reaves #2 AD #3

That would have been lethal lol

 

Wow!!! That’s like goose bump stuff hearing those kinds of comments from Phil Handy who knows the game like he does and having worked with the players in his career he has.

 

Remember when some wanted to trade him for Dejounte Murray ?

Morongo , GOOD TIMES !

 

Cade was a number 1 pick? Yeah color me surprised on that too if that’s the case. Duh he shoulda been better quicker picked there or high in the draft.

 

JJ was asked about it. And he pretty much said that the meaning of the award has changed to where it is not for guys like AR, rather for high picks getting their s*** together.

 

And to think Ham was benching this guy and Rui last season in favor of Cam Reddish and Taurean Prince smh.

 

Pimple and Westbrick cost Bron another title, IMO.

 

Dave McMenamin
Apr 12, 2025, 03:12 AM ET
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LOS ANGELES -- After the Lakers closed out their last home game of the regular season by routing the Rockets 140-109 on Friday night to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, Austin Reaves joked that the team's campaign, at times, felt like five seasons in one.

All the ups and downs and twists and turns Los Angeles endured provided Reaves with clarity as he looked ahead to the postseason.

"I feel like we could win a championship, to be honest with you," Reaves said.

Luka Doncic, who scored 39 points on 13-of-19 shooting through three quarters Friday, agreed with Reaves.

"That's our only goal," Doncic said. "I think we have the team to do it."
LFG

 

…. loved that! It’s clearly obvious the 2 mega stars LBJ and Luka LOVE him. Handy’s comments that as a rookie in early camp with the players we had on the team Reaves (at that point in time) was the BEST player on the floor) Game knows game. Lots of us here figured it out a long time ago. @showtime24 … yes everyone can be a fan of the team and have different opinions and you stating your fevered quest to trade him for 40 other guys was just you trying to improve the team with our best tradeable asset …. AR …. just never seemed to have a clue how freaking good in his own right he was. Not to mention a HUGE fan favorite and joy to watch play the game who literally does have multiple rarest of qualities including superb mastery of so many skills in the game, IT and a game and mentality modeled after arguably the greatest Laker ever …. Kobe Bryant. Ridiculously being paid 13M a year on top of that. And he’s not done getting better. He’s proved that every season.

 

AR the secret weapon that's not a secret weapon anymore

We are so fortunate for him to grow and blossom under the pressure of being on the Lakers

Looks like LbJ has been in his corner since day 1

But AR put in the work to get where he is

Credit due

 

Says almost everyone who sees him play:







Said some know it all on Lakersground:

 

LOL on the last one. Just by typical message board odds there’s a lot of good posters on LG because they have a lot of members. But holy crap do they have an equally lot of just the opposite that drive me nuts with their negativity whenever I check it out because nothing’s going on here and I start itching and get the withdrawal shakes.

 

erryone a Xspurt on interwebs!!!

I valu evryones opinonions equally!!!!

 

I know you all will have the exact same thought. At least one dude in the comments thought it too.

https://youtube.com/shorts/0E9sBuJiZOw?si=EthOdzD9cttYF9dt

 

Holy crap!! Yes!! In contrast to HBK Hillbilly Kobe .... SAR? Suburban Austin Reaves? MAR? Metro Austin Reaves

 

nice, but that guy's gotta hit some cutters, man.